澳大利亚男子因涉嫌向疑似中国间谍出售假情报报告而受审。
Australian man on trial for allegedly selling fake intelligence reports to suspected Chinese spies.
59岁的悉尼商人Alexander Csergo因肆无忌惮的外国干涉而受审,被指控向他认为是中国情报人员的两个人提供捏造的报告。
Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo, 59, is on trial for reckless foreign interference, accused of providing fabricated reports to two individuals he believed were Chinese intelligence agents.
检察官说,他在AUKUS、Quad、使用开放源码材料进行锂开采等专题上收集了误导性内容,谎称与包括前总理陆克文(Kevin Ludd)在内的人物进行了访谈,后者否认有任何接触。
Prosecutors say he compiled misleading content on topics like AUKUS, the Quad, and lithium mining using open-source material, falsely claiming interviews with figures including former PM Kevin Rudd, who denies any contact.
Csergo住在上海,于2023年返回澳大利亚,据称他收到了当面交送的报告的现金,并被发现带有敏感议题的“购物清单”。
Csergo, who lived in Shanghai and returned to Australia in 2023, allegedly received cash for the reports, delivered in person, and was found with a “shopping list” of sensitive topics.
他否认不法行为,声称他从事商业行为,不分享机密信息。
He denies wrongdoing, claiming he acted commercially and shared no classified information.
审判继续。
The trial continues.